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Which emerging risks were most commonly reported in 2023? Whereas movement in the principal risks that companies are reporting has only subtle differences, emerging risks are changing year-on-year due to a range of social, political and economic factors.
With the support of our
Horizon Scanning Tool - created to help a number of our members who wanted to save time in their horizon scanning - we have assembled the top emerging risk trends in 2023 compared to 2022, based on externally reported emerging risks:
Top emerging risks 2023 vs 2022
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Regulation remains the most mentioned emerging risk
Examples of risks include:
- Environmental regulation (e.g. new legislation around sustainability reporting)
- Financial reporting requirements
- Regulation relating to the use of artificial intelligence
- Pension regulation
- Data ethics and privacy
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Regulation accounts for almost 9% of the emerging risks mentioned in external reports.
A significant rise in geopolitical emerging risks
Examples of risks include:
- Trade disputes (e.g. between US and China)
- East-West divide, increasing reaction against globalisation
- Rise of populism and nationalism
- Russia-Ukraine war
- Competition for resources
- Impact of Brexit on UK-EU relations
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Geopolitical emerging risks accounted for 7.6% of emerging risks in our Horizon Scanning Tool in 2023, compared to 5% in 2022.
Health is mentioned less than in 2022
Examples of risks include:
- Pandemics
- Infectious diseases
- Antimicrobial resistance
- Chronic disease
- Mental health
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In 2022, Health accounted for 7% of emerging risks mentioned, compared to 5% in 2023. While this could be a sign of recovery from the pandemic, it may also be a consequence of other emerging risks (e.g. geopolitical tensions, cyber-attacks, macroeconomic effects) becoming more prominent for organisations.
Horizon Scanning Tool
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Created for: several Risk Leadership Network members who wanted to save time sense-checking and validating their emerging risk reporting.
Data included: Data and trends on the emerging risks included in company annual reports (FTSE 100, S&P 500 and ASX 20-listed companies, plus others requested by members) as well as reports from the World Economic Forum, insurers/reinsurers and consultancies.
Used to: Save time collating external data on emerging risk, validate your approach, and identify blind spots.
Accessible by: An interactive database, available as one of the many bespoke resources created for Risk Leadership Network members.
Find out more with the information on this page, which includes the option to book a demo.
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Looking ahead - supporting CROs and heads of risk on emerging risk
Whilst we created the Horizon Scanning Tool to help our members save time with their emerging risk reporting, it's just one of the many ways we're supporting Risk Leadership Network members with their emerging risk priorities.
From embedding risk into an organisation's risk management process to identifying blind spots in the power and utilities sector, or using scenario analysis to help the business understand the potential impact of emerging risks (and many more) we're facilitating targeted collaborations to support our members' priorities. Book an introductory call to find out more about the solutions we're providing and how we could work with you on your specific priorities.